UBEC Hosts Business Development Services Information Sessions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Support Blue Economy MSMEs
From OECS Communications The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, through the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project,funded by the World Bank, is pleased to announce the upcoming Business Development Services (BDS) Information Sessions for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized…
Opinion: Caribbean Utility Company Sales – The Missing Link
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The electricity provider for the Turks and Caicos Islands was recently sold to a private equity fund properly called a wealth fund. Like many laws and other restrictions of the Caribbean there was no peer…
Caribbean Justice Systems – The Grapes of Wrath
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A recent turn of events in a very old case saw the Holness led Government of Jamaica ordered to pay J$120 million for the unlawful detention of a mentally ill man for 50 years. Some…
Boosting Trade in the World’s Least Developed Countries – The power of Technology
By Deodat Maharaj Gebze, Türkiye Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming tradeand boosting prosperity, particularly for developed, and some developing countries. Thisranges from digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes andleveraging online platforms…
Newsmax Settles Dominion Lawsuit
From Newsmax Newsmax Announces Settlement With Dominion Voting Systems BOCA RATON, Fla. – Newsmax Media, Inc. announced today it has reached a settlement agreement with Dominion Voting Systems, concluding a defamation lawsuit that Dominion filed in Delaware Superior Court in 2021….
CAN CWI AND INDIVIDUAL WI CRICKETERS ACHIEVE MUTUAL SUCCESS? – Column by Basil Springer – August 15, 2025
Dr. Basil Springer “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.” – Romans 13:1 I sometimes engage in dialogue with…
DEMAND-DRIVEN FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT – A column by Basil Springer – August 8, 2025
Basil Springer “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 Four CARICOM states — Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines — have committed to fully…
OPINION: Caribbean Leaders – A Failure To Launch
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Across the length and breadth of the Caribbean our new leaders have consistently failed to emulate or even equal past leaders like Michael Manley, Eric Williams, Vere Bird,Eugenia Charles or the pinnacle, Alexander Bustamante. Speaking…
How Trump Helps Companies Save a Pittance at the Risk of Workers’ Live
By David McCall Author Bio: David McCall is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Source: Independent Media Institute Credit Line: This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute. Dart Taft praised the district office of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health…
New Rio Olympic Museum celebrates Rio 2016 Games and their legacy
08 August 2025 – The Rio Olympic Museum officially opened its doors on 3 August – the ninth anniversary of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Located on the second floor of the velodrome at the heart of Olympic Park, the museum offers a…
